The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Students Win Prize in Video Contest

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TAMARAC HIGH SCHOOL

Submitted by BBCS Communications
An independent group of students from Tamarac High School responded to a challenge from the Rural School Association and the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal to produce a short film. This year’s theme was Our School, Our Community. The students, Cristopher Guido Connell, Thomas Andrew Kane II, Julius Emanuel Miller, Jacob Michael Hogan, Betsey Mae Colligan, Jack Alexander Roseberger, and Jordan Michael Broderick, facilitated by Technology teacher Dr. Jeffrey Bush, met during their lunch period to develop a creative and humorous response to the film challenge. The group’s effort was effective, and they won 2nd place in the state contest. The video can be seen by visiting https://youtu.be/ZqvBJrmYDF4.

Fire Departments Community Event

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The North Hoosick and Hoosick Falls Fire Departments are sponsoring the 2nd annual community event being held on Sunday, July 2nd, and Monday, July 3rd with several events. These events are:

Sunday, July 2nd

All You Can Eat Breakfast
From 7 to 11 am, at the Hoosick Falls Fire Station on Griffin Avenue. Adults are $10, and children 10 and under are $8. The menu consists of eggs, French toast, home fries, sausage, bacon, toast, milk, orange juice, coffee, and hot chocolate.

Monday, July 3rd

Flea Market and Craft Fair
From 1 to 5 pm. This event is being held on the

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New Lebanon CSD Valedictorian and Salutatorian

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Submitted by NLCS Communications
Valedictorian - Lindsay Tompkins
Congratulations to Lindsay Tompkins of East Nassau for being named New Lebanon Central School District (NLCSD) Class of 2023 Valedictorian.

Lindsay is graduating in June with an Advanced Regents Diploma with honors and will be joining the Army Reserves after graduation. In January she will be attending Western New England University to major in Neuroscience.

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Fred E. Horton Jr. – Obituary

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Delmar – Fred Ernest Horton Jr. passed suddenly from this life on May 22nd, 2023.

Born in Troy June 15th, 1943 to the late Fred Ernest Horton Sr. and Peggy (Stewart), he was a resident of Delmar and a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. He was raised in Grafton, where he attended a one-room schoolhouse till middle school and graduated from Berlin Central High School in 1960. [Read more…] about Fred E. Horton Jr. – Obituary

Brent Tipple – Obituary

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Hoosick Falls – Brent Tipple died peacefully at Albany Medical Center on May 17th, 2023, at the age of 61. His beloved wife Lisa was holding his hand. 

He was born in Troy, NY on October 11th, 1961, to Harold Zwinge and Janis Hakes of Berlin, NY. Years later Janis married Nicolas Tipple of Ghent NY, who adopted Brent and brother Brian as his sons. Brent graduated from Taconic Hills School in 1979. After he went to college in Memphis TN, Brent moved to Norway, Maine where he met his bride to be, Lisa (Curtis) Tipple, the daughter of Dan and Linda Curtis of Oxford Maine. They moved back to NY where Brent skillfully worked at Tipple Logging & Lumber as a NHLA Lumber Inspector and was able to export timber as far as Japan and China.  [Read more…] about Brent Tipple – Obituary

Kevin L. Seifridsberger – Obituary

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Berlin – Kevin L. Seifridsberger 60, of Rte. 22 Cherry Plain, died on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy, under the care of hospice. Kevin was surrounded by his family and had been battling a long illness. Born in Cohoes, Kevin was the son of the late Gerald J. and Henrietta M. Smyth Seifridsberger and the beloved husband of Edith Gonyea Seifridsberger. Kevin grew up in the “Alps” in the Town of Nassau and was a graduate of the Liberty Christian Academy in 1982. Kevin entered the Navy in 1983 and served on submarines before his discharge in 1987. After the Navy, Kevin worked for Johnson Controls in Albany, then worked in the factory at Taconic Plastics, and lastly was a driver for Earl T. Wadhams Co. in Cambridge until his retirement in 2022 due to illness. Kevin was a model train collector, and enjoyed motorcycle and dirt bike riding. [Read more…] about Kevin L. Seifridsberger – Obituary

Berlin 4th of July Parade

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Grand Marshal Announced

Submitted by Carol Alderman
The 2023 Berlin 4th of July Parade Grand Marshal is Walter H. O’Neil, Jr. Walter, most known as Wally, was born and raised in Troy. After high school in 1964, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He went to basic training in Parris Island, then on to Cherry Point, NC. Wally did two tours of duty in Vietnam as a cook, and was among the first Marines to land in Vietnam in 1966.

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Recognizing Exceptional Service

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Courtesy of the RCSO
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Bureau announces the retirement of Correctional Sergeant, Anthony C. Patricelli, after nearly 33 years of service. ​Sergeant Patricelli began his career in corrections with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office on December 8th, 1990. Over the span of his career, Sergeant Patricelli held many vital roles within the Sheriff’s Office including Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT) member, as well as being an original member of the Emergency Services Unit (ESU).

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Class of 2023 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

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BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Submitted by BCS Communications

Valedictorian
Congratulations to Elsie Corbett, daughter of Rebekkah and Daniel Corbett of Stephentown, the 2023 Valedictorian of Berlin High School (BHS). Elsie is graduating with an Advanced Regents diploma with honors and will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) this fall. As a Mountaineer, Elsie is enrolled in the most rigorous academic schedules that Berlin offers, taking several advanced placement courses. These included an accelerated track in math and science since eighth grade, and honors english and social studies since ninth grade.

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